Ester Drang’s Goldenwest and Unwed Sailor’s The Faithful Anchor both made Oklahoma Rock’s Top 100 Oklahoma albums of the ’00s at #5 and #24. Every time I look at the cover of Goldenwest, I get nostalgic remembering the epic photoshoot that my good friend Ethan and I went on as part of the booklet design. Great times, for sure. Beau Jennings’ band Cheyenne clocks in at #9 for their album I Am Haunted, I Am Alive. Beau was part of the band who recorded the Circle of Birds ep.

Thanks to everyone who came to see Mara and Gina play as Bosque Brown at CMJ this year. Baby has now been released in Europe on Fargo Records.

Unwed Sailor is preparing to hit the road for the first time in 2009. Johnathon will also be taking his Native Lights project out to open for the tour. Dates are being posted to the website now, so be sure to see them when they roll into your town.

Yndi Halda have been working on some demos and getting ready for another album.

I’m having an excellent afternoon. I was over at the Emperor X website and realize that The Blythe Archives Vol. 2 is available for download. Go get it, it will change the fate of your afternoon, too. To say that I love Emperor X is an understatement.